DO NOT REPLY [Bug 37894] - [codec] Using US_ENGLISH static in Soundex causes NPE

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tobrien@discursive.com changed:

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------- Additional Comments From tobrien@discursive.com  2006-01-07 20:59 -------
Yes, you are correct, if you move the static variables around, your test cases
pass.  I've added you test case to the mix and changed the order of the static
variables.  US_ENGLISH now works.

Thanks

(In reply to comment #0)
> If I generate a soundex like so:
>   Soundex.US_ENGLISH.soundex( "Williams" )
> I get a NullPointerException.
> 
> But if I use the following:
>   new Soundex().soundex( "Williams" )
> everything works fine.
> 
> I think the order of initialization of statics may be to blame.  I'll attach a
> test case.

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